John was born and raised a Philadelphia sports fan. In other words, he is well schooled in dealing with disappointment. His first love is the Phillies, having met the immortal Joe Lefebvre at a baseball card show when he was eight years old. He's never looked back since. He has lived an died with the Phils, through Jeff Stone and Kyle Abbott and too many seasons of Michael Martinez, and currently also writes for SB Nation's Phils website The Good Phight. In addition, John passionately follows the Eagles, Sixers and Flyers, and believes he will die before the Eagles or Flyers ever win another championship. John is also a professional radio producer and reporter, and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, three young sons, two cats, a mortgage, a yard and lots of other personal stuff.